Part 1 Short passages and multiple choice
questions
(每小题:3 分)
Directions: Listen to
the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the
questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first
playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers.
Use the second playing to check your answers.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the
same passage or dialog.
1.
What has Williams
recently said?
A. Music piracy is
costing the music industry a lot of money.
B. Music piracy is a good
thing.
C. Music piracy promotes
the popularity of his songs.
D. Music piracy should be
banned.
2.
Why is Williams so rich
now?
A. He has recently
inherited a lot of money.
B. He has benefited a
great deal from music piracy.
C. He has got lots of
money from the record companies.
D. He has received large
donations from his fans.
3.
When Williams asked the
record companies about the issue of music piracy, what responses
did he get from them?
A. They were angry but
would not do anything about it.
B. They found themselves
helpless.
C. They did not care
since they could get lots of money from over-priced CDs.
D. They were angry and
were trying to settle the issue in court.
4.
What examples of music
piracy are mentioned in the passage?
A. Online
song-sharing.
B. CD copying.
C. Downloading songs from
the Internet.
D. Both A) and B).
5.
What is the speaker's
tone about music piracy?
A. Neutral.
B. Negative.
C. Positive.
D. Sarcastic.
Part 2
Short passages/dialogs and cloze
(每小题:2 分)
Directions: Listen to
the following recording, then fill in the blanks. You will hear the
recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time to
write the missing words. Use the second playing to check your
answers.
Questions 1 to 19 are based on the same passage or
dialog.
Although an early American (1) once said, "The Americans are almost
ignorant of (2),"
you would never (3) today. Most Americans have their
(4) of music. Many
like (5) music from
around the world, while other (6) in America were made
locally.
(7) music is
close to (8) of many
Americans. This style had its origins among country folks in the
(9) and (10) United States. Country music tells
simple stories about (11) and (12). Guitars and violins give
country music its (13) sound. The (14) of country music is Nashville, Tennessee
--- Music City U.S.A. Country music even has its own
(15), where you can
enjoy (16) and fun
rides. "The Grand Ole Opry", the (17) in the United States,
(18) country music
(19) every
weekend.
Part 3
Short dialogs and multiple choice questions
(每小题:3 分)
Directions: Listen to
the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the
questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first
playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers.
Use the second playing to check your answers.
1.
A. The man thinks the
tickets are inexpensive while the woman thinks they are
expensive.
B. The man thinks the
tickets are expensive while the woman thinks they are
inexpensive.
C. They both think the
tickets are expensive.
D. They both think the
tickets are inexpensive.
2.
A. Listening to a hip hop
CD.
B. Listening with his MP3
player.
C. Downloading music from
the Internet.
D. Borrowing a CD from
the woman.
3.
A. Salsa.
B. Any jazz.
C. Fast music.
D. Slow music.
4.
A. It is not easy to get
tickets for the concert.
B. The orchestra is the
best in Europe.
C. Only the man is
enthusiastic about the concert.
D. Only the woman is
enthusiastic about the concert.
5.
A. Live concerts.
B. Compact disks.
C. The quiet atmosphere
at home.
D. Singers singing
different songs.
6.
A. Reading while
listening to loud music.
B. Reading with the music
turned low.
C. Trying to concentrate
on the woman.
D. Giving the woman his
headphones.
Part 4
Long dialogs and multiple choice questions
(每小题:3 分)
Directions: Listen to
the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the
questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first
playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers.
Use the second playing to check your answers.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the
same passage or dialog.
1.
When asked what her
favorite golden oldie is, what is the woman's reaction?
A. She prefers to answer
a question about her favorite day.
B. She prefers to select
her favorite song from the sixties.
C. She finds it difficult
to answer.
D. She finds it easy to
answer.
2.
What narrow scope does
the man decide on for the woman to choose her favorite songs
from?
A. Her favorite songs in
the sixties.
B. Her favorite pop songs
in the seventies.
C. Her favorite Rock
songs in 1956.
D. Her favorite Beatle
song from 1965.
3.
What does the man ask the
woman to look at before choosing her favorite song?
A. The hits chart from
1965.
B. The hits chart from
the sixties.
C. The top Beatles song
list of 1956.
D. The top Rolling Stones
songs of the seventies.
4.
What makes the man think
that everyone likes the song "Yesterday"?
A. Every time he goes to
a karaoke bar, he finds it the only English song available.
B. Every time he goes to
a karaoke bar, he finds it one of the few English songs
available.
C. Each time he sits in a
karaoke bar, all people sing it.
D. Each time he sits in a
karaoke bar, most people sing it.
5.
What is the man's
favorite song from 1965?
A. A jazz.
B. A Beatles song.
C. A Rolling Stone
song.
D. A heavy metal
tune.
Part 5
Vocabulary and Structure
(每小题:2 分)
Directions: Choose
the right answer.
1.
In 1781 he left for
Vienna, where he was in great ________ as both a performer and a
composer.
A. necessity
B. need
C. want
D. demand
2.
Although he lived only a
short life, he _______ over 600 works.
A. composed
B. composed of
C. composed in
D. was composed of
3.
From that time _____,
Mozart was performing in concerts and writing music.
A. ahead
B. forth
C. on
D. down
4.
There were just
___________, brother and sister, right?
A. two of them
B. two they
C. their two
D. they two
5.
His first major opera was
performed in Milan in 1770 ______ he was only 14.
A. what
B. where
C. when
D. as
6.
The Carpenters' voices
are so beautiful and clear. I like the way their voices
_________.
A. connect
B. blend
C. mingle
D. add
7.
After Patty Hill became
the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education, a gentleman
________ Robert Coleman published the song.
Part 1 Short
passages and multiple choice questions (每小题: 3 分; 满分:15
分)
(In the case of True/False type of questions, A stands for
True and B for False, or A for Y, B for N and
C for NG.)
小题
得分
对错
学生答案
Correct
1.
B
(Hidden by your
instructor)
2.
C
(Hidden by your
instructor)
3.
D
(Hidden by your
instructor)
4.
D
(Hidden by your
instructor)
5.
A
(Hidden by your
instructor)
Subtotal: 15
Part 2 Short
passages/dialogs and cloze (每小题: 2 分; 满分:38 分)
小题
得分
对错
学生答案
Correct
1.
writer
(Hidden by your
instructor)
2.
the art
of music
(Hidden by your
instructor)
3.
know
it
(Hidden by your
instructor)
4.
favorite style
(Hidden by your
instructor)
5.
classical and folk
(Hidden by your
instructor)
6.
popular
music styles
(Hidden by your
instructor)
7.
Country
and western
(Hidden by your
instructor)
8.
the
heart
(Hidden by your
instructor)
9.
southern
(Hidden by your
instructor)
10.
western
(Hidden by your
instructor)
11.
love
(Hidden by your
instructor)
12.
life's
hardships
(Hidden by your
instructor)
13.
characteristic
(Hidden by your
instructor)
14.
home
(Hidden by your
instructor)
15.
theme
park
(Hidden by your
instructor)
16.
music
shows
(Hidden by your
instructor)
17.
oldest
radio show
(Hidden by your
instructor)
18.
broadcasts
(Hidden by your
instructor)
19.
live
from Opryland
(Hidden by your
instructor)
Subtotal: 34
Part 3 Short
dialogs and multiple choice questions (每小题: 3 分; 满分:18 分)
(In the case of True/False type of questions, A stands for
True and B for False, or A for Y, B for N and
C for NG.)
小题
得分
对错
学生答案
Correct
1.
C
(Hidden by your
instructor)
2.
D
(Hidden by your
instructor)
3.
D
(Hidden by your
instructor)
4.
A
(Hidden by your
instructor)
5.
B
(Hidden by your
instructor)
6.
A
(Hidden by your
instructor)
Subtotal: 18
Part 4 Long
dialogs and multiple choice questions (每小题: 3 分; 满分:15 分)
(In the case of True/False type of questions, A stands for
True and B for False, or A for Y, B for N and
C for NG.)
小题
得分
对错
学生答案
Correct
1.
C
(Hidden by your
instructor)
2.
D
(Hidden by your
instructor)
3.
A
(Hidden by your
instructor)
4.
B
(Hidden by your
instructor)
5.
C
(Hidden by your
instructor)
Subtotal: 15
Part 5 Vocabulary
and Structure (每小题: 2 分; 满分:14 分)
(In the case of True/False type of questions, A stands for
True and B for False, or A for Y, B for N and
C for NG.)